DeSoto Dance Academy

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Progression Levels:

"1" Beginner; "2" Intermediate; "3" Advanced;  "9" Teen/Adult

Class Ages:

KinderBallet:  Ages 4-5; CreativeBallet: Ages 6-7;  Acrobatics:  Ages 4-Adult;  Tap:  Ages 6-Adult;  Ballet, Jazz: Ages 8-adult;  Modern, HipHop, Conditioning: Ages10-adult.

 Fees and Tuition:

Annual Registration per student - $20

Recital Fee per family - $40

Tuition -

1 class per family per week - $50/mo

2 classes per family per week - $90/mo

3 or more classes per family per week - add $30 per class per month.

  Please see below for more payment information.

 Classes begin Monday August 25 and end Saturday June 6.

Holidays(no classes):  Sep 1 Labor Day, Nov 24-29 Thanksgiving, Dec 22-Jan 3 Winter Break, Mar 16-21 Spring Break.

 Recital

The Spring Recital in Saturday June 6; Dress rehearsal Friday June 5.

Dress Code

  Several times throughout the year, students of DeSoto Dance Academy have the opportunity to perform at various functions.  At these times, students are to wear specific colors.  KinderBallet - pink leotard, white dance skirt, pink footless tights, bare feet.  CreativeBallet - black leotard, pink dance skirt, pink footless tights, bare feet.  Ballet - all levels, black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and dance skirts; pink for levels 1&2, black for 3&9.  Tap, Jazz, Modern, Acrobatics, HipHop - black leotard (or pink, if you are in KinderBallet) with black dance pants (bikecrop, ankle, or jazz style), black tap $ jazz shoes, bare feet for acrobatics and madern.  Boys and men - black or white T-shirt with black dance pants, black shoes (if applicable). 

  Otherwise, throughout the year IN the classroom students wear the same as stated above, but may vary the colors; ballet skirts are optional.  All female students must have hair fixed in a bun, braid, or somehow neatly fixed away form the face and off the neck; male students with long hair: ponytail.

Fees

  Registration ($20/student) and Recital ($40/family) fees must be paid at the time of registering for classes and are collected just once per school year.   These fees are non-refundable.  The Registration fees help to cover the administration costs throughout the year.  The Recital fee helps to pay for the extra costs of the recital, such as the facility rental, programs, sound and light technicians, and allows you to invite and unlimited number of friends and family to the recital at no extra charge. 

  The recital fee, however does not include the cost of costumes.

  Tuition is priced per school year based on the registered number of classes per week per family;  refer to the  current class schedule for the tuition price list.  Payments may be made by check, money order, or cash, and may be paid in installments though payments must be made in advance of classes taken (if by cash, be sure to place the amount in a sealed envelope identifying yourself and the fees paid).

Returned check to a bank fee; late payments are subject to a late fee.  Other expenses throughout the year include: 

Costumes - generally average about $40/student/class with full payments due by March 1st.

Pictures - optional, taken in the spring, priced as per the photographer.

Recital DVD - optional, paid to DeSoto Dance Academy in May.

A la carte classes, $15 each.

Missed Classes are recommended to be made up in another class, space available, within two weeks of the missed class(es).

Withdrawal Policy is to give WRITTEN NOTICE to DeSoto Dance Academy to  avoid being charged the full tuition.  Prorated tution is due through the month of the date of the received written notice.

ETC.

Parent, especially grandparents, are welcome to observe classes any time.

 Students, please wear a cover-up over your dance clothes to and from class.

No smoking in the facility.  No playing in the parking lot - it is dangerous.Holidays -please refer to the school year class schedule.  We do have classes on Monday holidays except for Labor Day (no class).